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Friends' Central School

Description:

Friends' Central School is an independent, Quaker, coeducational, college-preparatory day school for students in Nursery through grade 12. Located on 41 acres across two campuses in Wynnewood, Pa., Friends’ Central cultivates the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical promise of students. Since 1845, Friends' Central has been educating for excellence, inspiring tomorrow’s leaders, honoring each individual, and encouraging students to peacefully transform the world.

Points of Pride: Digital Media Lab; 1-to-1 iPad Program in K-12; award-winning Middle & Upper School STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) program and Makerspace; The Ulmer Family Light Lab, a groundbreaking, cutting-edge facility dedicated to the creation and innovation of students in Nursery through grade 5, opened in October 2016; the Light Lab houses four makerspace studios in the areas of natural sciences, fabrication, media & computing, and design, giving youngest learners the space and tools to acquire a deeper understanding of and connection to their learning and to bring their ideas to life; vibrant farm-to-table program in the Lower School, promoting healthy eating and lifestyle through all-school participation in the on-campus organic garden, which provides ample food items for the new Lettuce Feed You food program (introduced in September 2016); Core Teams in Science and/or Humanities available for interested students in grades 9-12 connecting students to our Distinguished Visiting Scientist and Humanities Lecturers.

High School Specifics

Friends' Central provides highly personalized, expert college admission counseling to students and their families. Over the last five years, well over 20% of students have enrolled at top 20 colleges and Ivy League universities. In the last two years, our graduating classes have earned over $6 million in merit offers (covering four years), and students in the Class of 2017 have been awarded full tuition at University of Hong Kong, University of Pennsylvania, and St. Joseph's University. 100% of our students are going to college and over 40% were admitted to their first choice school.